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WO2007056624A3 - Methods and apparatus for metering portable media players - Google Patents

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WO2007056624A3
WO2007056624A3 PCT/US2006/060115 US2006060115W WO2007056624A3 WO 2007056624 A3 WO2007056624 A3 WO 2007056624A3 US 2006060115 W US2006060115 W US 2006060115W WO 2007056624 A3 WO2007056624 A3 WO 2007056624A3
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metering information
media presentation
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Paul Mears
Robert A Luff
Robert Stokes
Arun Ramaswamy
Charles Clinton Conklin
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Nielsen Media Res Inc
Mello Brian Scott
Pelletier Seth Alan
Fisch Perry Joseph
Paul Mears
Robert A Luff
Robert Stokes
Arun Ramaswamy
Charles Clinton Conklin
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Abstract

Example methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to collect metering information associated with media presented by portable and computer media presentation devices are disclosed. A disclosed example method accesses a first data structure including metering information generated by at least one of first media presentation software executed by a personal computer or second media presentation software executed by a portable media presentation device. The metering information is associated with media presented by at least one of the first or second media presentation software. At least some of the metering information is then extracted from the first data structure and stored in a second data structure. The at least some of the metering information is then communicated from the second data structure to a data collection facility.
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